As the course is getting closer to the third year, our group was advised to contact some of the different agencies located around the area. We were told to seek any advice from them, which we felt was useful. We were able to contact them via e-mail, telephone or letter. We were also advised to maybe try to look at a possible visit to the studio down the line. My first contact has come from an agency called Mark Studio located in Manchester. After looking through their website, i noticed some good stuff. I decided to e-mail them regarding any useful tips on starting out in the industry but also any general advice which i would possibly benefit regarding starting out in the business.
I was happy to find a reply quite quickly from their head designer Mark asking to be more specific with what i wanted to know. I replied asking what he thought the best methods would be on constructing a portfolio and contacting agencies for placements and jobs. Again, Mark replied very quickly with some good advice, which I was very grateful for. He explained I should always research the agency-involved with things like looking up their background history, portfolio work and their recent briefs they have been working on. In addition, Mark explained spell checking is vital before making contact with an agency. Having around five to ten pieces of work in a portfolio was advised as he wrote ‘’it’s better to have one brilliantly clever job, than 20 average ones‘’.
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